Department: 02050 WFBMG University Group Practice: High Point Main - Cardiology Status: Full time Benefits Eligible: Yes Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule Details/Additional Information: NA Pay Range: $51.05 - $76.60 EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant Program, Master's degree preferred LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION: Current applicable state Medical Board Medical License Certified by NCCPA ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Using medical decision-making skills to determine appropriate patient care plan. Collaborates with medical team when needed for effective team-based care. Order and interpret laboratory studies and diagnostic procedures. Explains the necessity, preparation, nature and anticipated effects of scheduled diagnostic and therapeutic procedures to the patient. Procedural skills per department or practice guidelines Opportunity to participate in basic science and clinical research projects Potential for and encouraged to precept students and/or medical learners Uphold AHWFB missions, values, and cultural commitment Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein. SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS: Exceptional interpersonal skills Excellent oral and written communications skills Ability to maintain composure and work efficiently under pressure Ability to perform complex patient diagnostic and therapeutic procedures Exemplary organizational skills Willingness to perform other related duties other than those described herein WORK ENVIRONMENT: Efficient team based care Professionalism and customer service skills essential Potential irregular hours and/or call PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: to0%35%65%toto35%65%100%N/AActivityXStandingXWalkingXSittingXBendingXReaching with armsXFinger and hand dexterityXTalkingXHearingXSeeingLifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling:X20 lbs. maximumX50 lbs. maximumX100 lbs. maximum Our Commitment to You: Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including: Compensation Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Incentive pay for select positions Opportunity for annual increases based on performance Benefits and more Paid Time Off programs Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs Educational Assistance Program Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview. About Advocate Health Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits. Participates in team focused patient care by means of patient examinations augmented by diagnostic and therapeutic evaluations/ interventions in the medical and/or surgical theatres of health care. The clinician functions under the regulatory mandate from their respective licensing organization (applicable state Medical Board or applicable state Board of Nursing) with departmental specific credentialing from the institution.
The Clinic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides nursing support and coordinates with the analysis of patient needs in a clinic setting. Working under close supervision, this role assists with documenting patient information, processing recommendations, and handling various administrative tasks to assist in delivering quality patient care. Essential Job Function: • Assists healthcare professionals to deliver patient care by preparing examination rooms, obtaining vital signs, documenting medical histories, and updating patient records. • Processes recommendations from healthcare providers, such as medication orders, referrals, and diagnostic tests, to ensure accuracy and timely execution. • Provides patient education and support by explaining treatment plans, medications, and post-care instructions, addressing any questions or concerns. • Handles administrative tasks such as scheduling appointments, maintaining patient documentation, managing medical supplies, and assisting with medical billing and insurance claims. • Supports medical professionals during appointments and clinic visits, providing crucial patient history information to best treat the patient. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: High School Diploma or equivalent and Diploma Practical Nursing. Experience: Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Required: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) licensure, successfully pass NC Nursing Boards for LPN and maintain a current and continuous unrestricted LPN License, BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
The Pharmacy Technician II Certified Retail Specialty performs specialized functions necessary to assist pharmacists in providing safe, efficient, and cost-effective services. Working under moderate supervision, this role helps to maintain the workflow, inventory, billing and other pharmacy processes. Essential Job Function: • Receives and transcribes orders, answers phones, and sells prescriptions in order to maintain the pharmacy workflow. • Assists in inventory maintenance. • Serves as a reference for other pharmacy technicians. • Helps mentor employees through training and orientation processes. • Leads and implements process improvement and departmental quality initiatives. • Delivers quality customer service to every patient. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: High School Diploma or equivalent. Experience: • Required: 2 years Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Pharmacy Technician certification through PTCB or NHA prior to hire. Registered with the NC Board of Pharmacy within 30 days of hire.
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who practices both autonomously and in collaboration with a variety of health providers on the interprofessional team to deliver high-quality, holistic, evidence-based anesthesia and pain care services. The CRNA cares for patients at all acuity levels across the lifespan in a variety of settings for procedures including, but not limited to, surgical, obstetrical, diagnostic, therapeutic, and pain management. Essential Job Function: • Clinical responsibilities of the CRNA are delineated by his or her clinical privileges. Assists with collecting, reviewing, and evaluating all data pertinent to the patients medical and surgical history, with consideration of the planned procedure. • Maintains a safe environment and responds appropriately to emergencies and safety hazards. • Prepares and administers medications and fluids in accordance with accepted standards of safe practice. • Supports with maintaining constant vigilance with ongoing assessment of airway, depth of anesthesia, fluids status, and physiologic response to anesthesia to ensure patient safety. • Helps complete all required documentation: the Surgical Safety Checklist, the pre-operative assessment, the intra-operative anesthetic record, and the transfer-of-care note. • Logs incident reporting in the computerized Safety Portal. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: Graduate of a nurse anesthesia educational program accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs or its predecessor. Experience: Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Required: North Carolina Registered Nurse (RN) licensure Recognition as an Advanced Practice RN by the NC Board of Nursing Certification/ Recertification as a Registered Nurse Anesthetist by the National Board of Certification Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NCBRNA)BLS/CPR: Required -BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider, ACLS Certification, PALs or NPR per campus recommendation.
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Hospital supports the Registered Nurse or healthcare provider in a hospital setting to provide high-quality patient care. Working under close supervision, this role develops and implements hospital-based care plans and prepares equipment for procedures across the organization's hospital systems. Essential Job Function: • Supports the care team by collecting patient history and medical information in order to provide complete case documentation in hospital medical records. • Assists in developing and implementing care plans as directed by the Registered Nurse or healthcare provider to serve patient needs of those being treated in a hospital. • Ensures that the proper techniques and safety precautions are taken in accordance with Cone Health policies around sterile environments. • Communicates health care instructions to patients and families in order to deliver information in a clear way for the care plan. • Helps to respond to emergencies and safety hazards by utilizing personal protective equipment and hospital precautions to avoid patient harm. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: High School Diploma or equivalent; Diploma in Practical Nursing; Completion of Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required within 4 years of hire. Experience: • Required: None; New LPN Graduates must be accepted into the Cone Health LPN Academy. Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Required: Current LPN license in North Carolina; BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Hospital supports the Registered Nurse or healthcare provider in a hospital setting to provide high-quality patient care. Working under close supervision, this role develops and implements hospital-based care plans and prepares equipment for procedures across the organization's hospital systems. Essential Job Function: • Supports the care team by collecting patient history and medical information in order to provide complete case documentation in hospital medical records. • Assists in developing and implementing care plans as directed by the Registered Nurse or healthcare provider to serve patient needs of those being treated in a hospital. • Ensures that the proper techniques and safety precautions are taken in accordance with Cone Health policies around sterile environments. • Communicates health care instructions to patients and families in order to deliver information in a clear way for the care plan. • Helps to respond to emergencies and safety hazards by utilizing personal protective equipment and hospital precautions to avoid patient harm. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: High School Diploma or equivalent; Diploma in Practical Nursing; Completion of Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) required within 4 years of hire. Experience: • Required: None; New LPN Graduates must be accepted into the Cone Health LPN Academy. Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Required: Current LPN license in North Carolina; BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
The RN House Supervisor is an experienced nurse who collaborates with directors and administration to provide 24/7 oversight of hospital operations to ensure adherence to health system policies and regulatory standards. This role is responsible for coordination of quality patient care and often serves as the after-hours and weekend leader, addressing patient concerns and facilitating efficient hospital throughput and optimal staffing. Essential Job Function: • Coordinates nursing services with department leadership to facilitate adequate staffing based on census and patient need; evaluates staffing and resources to ensure optimal utilization of personnel based on skill level and experience. • Collaborates with health care team for decisions on patient placement. • Collaborates with department charge nurses, providers, and other departments to expedite patient throughput. • Assists with triaging and admission prioritization to facilitate patient throughput when necessary. • Responds to campus emergency alerts (Code Blue, Rapid Response, Missing Patients, etc.), carries out assigned role, and facilitates patient movements if necessary. • Collaborates with staff/patients/patient representatives regarding ethical dilemmas, new procedures, and chain of command interventions. • Serves as a consultant to hospital staff, physicians, and outside agencies on operational issues. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: Bachelor of Science in Nursing. • Preferred: Master’s degree in nursing or similar field. Experience: • Required: 3 or more years as a Registered Nurse required. Preferred: Acute care setting. Previous leadership and/or critical care experience preferred. Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Required: RN- Registered Nurse licensed in North Carolina or Compact state. BLS ACLS (Not applicable for the Behavioral Health Service Line) Notary public certification in the State of North Carolina (must be completed within six months of hire).
The Clinic Medical Laboratory Scientist analyzes human samples, such as blood, tissue, and body fluids, to determine chemical content, cell count, drug levels, blood type, and the presence of microorganisms. Working under direct supervision, this role is responsible for utilizing automated equipment and specialized instrumentation to prepare samples and perform multiple complex tests that provide valuable information on diseases. This role's analysis is critical in helping healthcare professionals make informed decisions and develop appropriate treatment plans. Essential Job Function: • Performs all processes associated with testing of laboratory specimens, such as documenting lab activity through worksheets and logs, ensuring prioritization of duties and workload meet established turnaround times while adhering to established policies and procedures. • Adheres to the laboratorys quality control policies, documents all quality control activities, instrument and procedural calibrations and maintenance performed, and takes action regarding any quality control or quality assurance issues prior to releasing testing results to maintain accuracy in specimen testing and reporting. • Actively supports and complies with established laboratory protocols and regulatory standards to ensure compliance with safety and quality guidelines. • Practices efficient use of supplies and actively participates in inventory control to maintain a cost-effective and well-equipped laboratory. • Meets technical training requirements, completes required competencies and assigned proficiency testing by the due date and maintains knowledge of procedure changes. • Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills to assure optimal outcomes by identifying problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and utilizes available resources to troubleshoot and escalate complex or unresolved issues. • Communicates with and assist patients and staff in a professional and courteous manner to facilitate effective communication during shift transitions to ensure seamless continuum of care and reduce the risk of errors or omissions. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: Bachelors Degree in medical technology, clinical laboratory science, or chemical, physical, or biological science. Experience: • Required: 1 year of generalist experience in a hospital or similar physician office laboratory. Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Required: Certification or eligibility as Medical Technologist or Medical Laboratory Scientist upon hire from either ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists) or AMT (American Medical Technologists). Certification must be completed within one year from date of hire. BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
The Registered Nurse (RN) delivers high-quality patient care and ensures positive patient outcomes through the compassionate and efficient application of nursing knowledge. Working under general supervision, this role promotes professional nursing practice by coordinating patient care through the nursing process and multidisciplinary collaboration. Essential Job Function: • Reviews patient needs and conditions to deliver nursing care in assigned unit to ensure that every patient receives the direct and proper care needed. • Analyzes patient information, including medical history, diagnostic results, and current condition, to develop individualized nursing care plans. • Prepares nursing processes, such as medication administration and treatments to provide comprehensive and effective patient care. • Reconciles medical records to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards and organizational policies. • Evaluates patient response to interventions and identifies any additional interventions needed to meet defined goals of care. • Collaborates with interdisciplinary care team to ensure effective care planning. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education: • Required: Associate degree in Nursing. • Preferred: Bachelors Degree in Nursing. Experience: • Required: 1 year as a Registered Nurse. • Preferred: 1 year in a clinical specialty as defined by ANCC or national nursing organizations. Licensure/Certification/Listing: • Required: Registered Nurse license in North Carolina or a Compact state BLS (CPR)-American Red Cross or AHA Healthcare Provider.
What We Offer: Registered Nurse (RN) – ED Clinical Decision Unit Location: Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem, NC Schedule: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Day Shift FT Join Novant Health’s ED Clinical Decision Unit, where you’ll provide exceptional, patient-centered care to patients requiring continued observation, evaluation, and treatment. Collaborate with emergency department providers and an interdisciplinary team to support safe, timely, and effective patient outcomes. What We're Looking For: Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course. Experience: One year relevant experience, preferred. Licensure/Certification: Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required. What You'll Do: What You’ll Do Assess, monitor, and care for patients requiring continued observation. Administer medications and treatments while monitoring patient progress. Collaborate with providers and the healthcare team to coordinate patient care and discharge planning.